chew in Arabic
مَضَغَ maḍaḡa
UK/tʃuː/
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British/tʃʉw/
chew in Arabic: مَضَغَ (maḍaḡa). In English, chew means to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
Arabic words for chew
- to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing
- مَضَغَ maḍaḡa
English meaning of chew
- verb To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- verb To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
- verb The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
- verb To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
chew in a sentence
- Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
- The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
- He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
Synonyms of chew
chew in other languages
- chew in Hindi
- chew in Tamil
- chew in Marathi
- chew in Urdu
- chew in Bengali
- chew in Telugu
- chew in Malayalam
- chew in Kannada
- chew in Punjabi
- chew in Gujarati
- chew in Odia
- chew in Sanskrit
- chew in Assamese
- chew in Nepali
- chew in Tagalog
- chew in Malay
- chew in Indonesian
- chew in Persian
- chew in Thai
- chew in Vietnamese
- chew in Myanmar
Questions about chew in Arabic
- What is the meaning of chew in Arabic?
- Chew in Arabic is مَضَغَ (maḍaḡa).
- ما معنى كلمة chew؟
- Chew: مَضَغَ (maḍaḡa).
- What does chew mean in English?
- Chew means to crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
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